I have often wondered why I prefer to watch something I have seen before rather than start a new series or film. I feel more relaxed watching something I am familiar with, starting a new series feels like starting a new job. I have anxiety as does my daughter, when it comes to watching something on TV my daughter is very much the same. Watching what we have already seen gives me a relaxed feeling, I know what's going to happen, the repetition is very comforting.
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Me and my daughter have started watching Supernatural again, Its a 15 season box set that started on September 13th 2005. I can't recall how many times we have watched it, its definitely over 5 times as we watch it from the start every year when we hear the news the next season is due, we binge watch to catch up. Its what we know, keeps us calm. I didn't realise that had anything to do with Anxiety but now I know it feels right.
My hubby goes through so many box sets, he can binge watch them but when we ay watch them again he is against it, asking is why and he knows what happens. Whenever he sees us watching it again he doesn't understand how it makes us feel. He doesn't suffer with Anxiety.
I have watched 3 full boxsets:
Supernatural
Charmed
Ghost Whisperer
I have re-watched these over and over and will watch them again and again as they calm my anxiety. When hubby puts on new box set I will make excuses so I don't have to watch them, either I am tired or some other excuse, putting all that time and energy into a new boxset is draining.
It does help that the 2 main characters are really good looking, Jensen Ackles plays Dean Winchester and Jared Padalecki plays Deans younger brother Sam. Two brothers fighting demons with the help of a Angel called Castiel, another good looking man.
There are 15 seasons, I have seen 14 and refuse to watch the last season as it is the very last one and Dean gets killed, he dies quite a bit through each season but this time on the 15th season he dies for good and its very sad. I won't watch it as I don't want it to end, I have seen clips of the end that breaks my heart, I refuse to watch the end so only watch up to the end of season 14.
My daughter is the same with books, she reads all the time but when she is feeling low she will go back to her favourites and read them again, she gets comfort from it, she feels part of it.
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I am going to watch a few more episodes on season 4 then bedtime, I will finish season 4 tomorrow. I need a TV in my bedroom so I can binge watch a few seasons.
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